WTJX-TV

WTJX-TV
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Website	www.wtjx.org

WTJX-TV (channel 12) is a PBS member television station serving the United States Virgin Islands that is licensed to Charlotte Amalie, Saint Thomas. Owned by the Virgin Islands Public Broadcasting System, it is sister to NPR member WTJX-FM (93.1 MHz). The two stations share studios on Haypiece Hill in Charlotte Amalie; WTJX-TV's transmitter is located on Signal Hill.

WTJX-TV also operates a

VHF

channel 5. In July 2007, WTJX St. Croix moved to a larger facility, with a full studio, control room, and editing bays.

The station has also created its own mascot, "Langford the Lizard", primarily displayed on their website.

History

WTJX-TV launched on August 29, 1972.

WSVI-TV, a practice similar to certain markets in the U.S. mainland where PBS stations had not launched yet. In July 1972, WTJX-TV had fixed its schedule in anticipation for the opening of its facilities.^[3] With the start of the fall season of programming in October 1972, the station started carrying public affairs programs from PBS during prime time hours.^[4]

WTJX was building a low-power relay on St. Croix in November 1978, facing stiff competition from

ZBTV from Tortola, which broadcast on channel 5—the same frequency as the relay WTJX wanted to build. WTJX opposed a petition from ZBTV on the grounds that a foreign company did not have the superior right to serve U.S. citizens—those of the USVI.^[5]

Subchannels

The station's signal is

multiplexed

:

Subchannels of WTJX-TV^[6]
Channel	Res.	Aspect	Short name	Programming
12.1	1080i	16:9	WTJX-1	PBS
12.2	480i	4:3	WTJX-2	PBS Kids
12.3	480i	4:3	WTJX-3	WTJX Business

References

^ "Facility Technical Data for WTJX-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.
^ "Public TV Observes 2nd Anniversary". The Virgin Islands Daily News. August 27, 1974.
^ "'Sesame Street' Schedule Set". The Virgin Islands Daily News. July 13, 1972.
^ "WTJX Begins Public Affairs Programs". The Virgin Islands Daily News. October 17, 1972.
^ "Tortola TV Station Fights Channel 12 Plans". The Virgin Islands Daily News. November 17, 1978.
^ "RabbitEars TV Query for WTJX". RabbitEars. Retrieved February 4, 2019.

External links

Official website
Facility details for Facility ID 70287 (WTJX-TV) in the FCC Licensing and Management System
- Facility details for Facility ID 70286 (W05AW-D) in the FCC Licensing and Management System

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[1] "Facility Technical Data for WTJX-TV". Licensing and Management System. Federal Communications Commission.

[2] "Public TV Observes 2nd Anniversary". The Virgin Islands Daily News. August 27, 1974.

[3] "'Sesame Street' Schedule Set". The Virgin Islands Daily News. July 13, 1972.

[4] "WTJX Begins Public Affairs Programs". The Virgin Islands Daily News. October 17, 1972.

[5] "Tortola TV Station Fights Channel 12 Plans". The Virgin Islands Daily News. November 17, 1978.

[6] "RabbitEars TV Query for WTJX". RabbitEars. Retrieved February 4, 2019.

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v t e Television stations in the Virgin Islands
Saint Thomas, USVI	int'l, 8.3 VITV, 8.4 WX, 8.5 religious ) Z21 ) WTJX-TV (12.1 PBS, 12.2 Kids, 12.3 PBS alt.) WVXF (17.1 This, 17.2 Fox) WVGN-LD (19.1 NBC) Ind. ) W33DD-D (33.1 CDM )
Saint Croix, USVI	int'l, 8.3 VITV, 8.4 WX, 8.5 religious ) W05AW-D (12.1 PBS, 12.2 Kids, 12.3 PBS alt.) WCVI-TV (23.1 CBS, 23.2 ABC, 23.3 Court TV) W24DO-D (24.1 CDM )
British Virgin Islands	CBN
Local cable channels	TV2
Defunct stations	WBNB-TV 10 (CBS, Saint Thomas) WWCW 15 (Rel., Saint Croix) Ind. , Saint Croix) WVGI 17 ( Ind , Saint Thomas) Hillsong, 18.3 Smile, 18.4 Enlace, 18.5 Positiv , Saint Croix) W23AD 23 (WBNB-TV/CBS, Saint Croix) W27BP 27 (WBNB-TV/CBS, Saint Thomas) W29CB (29.1 3ABN, 29.2 Latino, 29.3 Proclaim!, 29.4 D2D, 29.5 Radio, 29.6 Radio Latino, 29.7 Radio74) Ind. , Saint Croix) Hillsong, 35.3 Smile, 35.4 Enlace, 35.5 Positiv , Saint Croix) WBIV-LP 38 ( Ind. , Saint Croix) W43BJ 43 (WSVI/Ion, Saint Thomas) W43DA-D (43.1 Estrella, 43.2 DrTV, Frederiksted) WAIG 43 ( Ind. , Saint Thomas) W45AB 45 (WSVI/Ion, Saint Croix) W45DQ-D (45.1 H&I, Saint Croix) W47DS-D (47.1 DrTV, Saint Thomas) W49DO-D (49.1 Ind. , Saint Thomas) Hillsong, 50.3 Smile, 50.4 Enlace, 50.5 Positiv , Saint Thomas) W50EG-D (50.1 DrTV, Tutu) WEYA-LP 52 ( Ind. , Saint Thomas) WEON-LP 60 (Fox, Frederiksted)
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